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Job 40

Hebrew Names Version HNV

1 Moreover the LORD answered Iyov,

2 "Shall he who argues contend with Shaddai? He who argues with God, let him answer it."

3 Then Iyov answered the LORD,

4 "Behold, I am of small account. What shall I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

5 I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further."

6 Then the LORD answered Iyov out of the whirlwind,

7 "Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

8 Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

9 Or have you an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

10 "Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

11 Pour forth the fury of your anger. Look on everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

12 Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

13 Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

14 Then I will also admit to you That your own right hand can save you.

15 "See now, behemot, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

16 Look now, his strength is in his loins, His force is in the muscles of his belly.

17 He moves his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

18 His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron.

19 He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the animals of the field do play.

21 He lies under the lotus trees, In the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

22 The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.

23 Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn't tremble. He is confident, though the Yarden swells even to his mouth.

24 Shall any take him when he is on the watch, Or pierce through his nose with a snare?

The Message Bible MSG

1 God then confronted Job directly:

2 "Now what do you have to say for yourself? Are you going to haul me, the Mighty One, into court and press charges?" Job Answers God I'm Ready to Shut Up and Listen

3 Job answered:

4 "I'm speechless, in awe - words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth!

5 I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen." God's Second Set of Questions I Want Straight Answers

6 God addressed Job next from the eye of the storm, and this is what he said:

7 "I have some more questions for you, and I want straight answers.

8 "Do you presume to tell me what I'm doing wrong? Are you calling me a sinner so you can be a saint?

9 Do you have an arm like my arm? Can you shout in thunder the way I can?

10 Go ahead, show your stuff. Let's see what you're made of, what you can do.

11 Unleash your outrage. Target the arrogant and lay them flat.

12 Target the arrogant and bring them to their knees. Stop the wicked in their tracks - make mincemeat of them!

13 Dig a mass grave and dump them in it - faceless corpses in an unmarked grave.

14 I'll gladly step aside and hand things over to you - you can surely save yourself with no help from me!

15 "Look at the land beast, Behemoth. I created him as well as you. Grazing on grass, docile as a cow -

16 Just look at the strength of his back, the powerful muscles of his belly.

17 His tail sways like a cedar in the wind; his huge legs are like beech trees.

18 His skeleton is made of steel, every bone in his body hard as steel.

19 Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb!

20 The grass-covered hills serve him meals, while field mice frolic in his shadow.

21 He takes afternoon naps under shade trees, cools himself in the reedy swamps,

22 Lazily cool in the leafy shadows as the breeze moves through the willows.

23 And when the river rages he doesn't budge, stolid and unperturbed even when the Jordan goes wild.

24 But you'd never want him for a pet - you'd never be able to housebreak him!